Just Tested an Exige S
Discussion
Went down and tested the new Exige S today. Tested an Exige the other week so I still have it in memory to compare them both. So, Exige S, in a word, Nice!
The Supercharger straightens out that curvy torque curve of course but the best thing about it is the noise it makes! Sounds a little like one of the Blower Bentleys of old! And it's deceptively quick. I say deceptively 'cos I before I went out in the Exige I drove the same route in my trusty Elise (K series with janspeed and hurricane) and did what I thought was a couple of "foot down" moves which, in my car felt really fast. What with the hurricane gulping and the Exhaust rasping away, it felt like the i was doing about 200mph! I wasn't! Did the same thing in the Exige S, was given a push up the back and a treated to the wicked noise of the charger whining away but it felt like I was only doing about 50, I wasn't!
I have to say that the car i drove only had 200 miles on it so I could only take it up to about 5000rpm, but the torque comes i at about 2000 so you don't need to rag it's ass to get anywhere. I bet it sounds amazing at full tilt! I want one!
Bit pricey though...
Maybe I could just record the supercharger noise and play it back everytime I put my foot down... And possibly glue the iorning board to the back for downforce... Hmmm
Anyone else been out in one yet? what do you think?
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The Supercharger straightens out that curvy torque curve of course but the best thing about it is the noise it makes! Sounds a little like one of the Blower Bentleys of old! And it's deceptively quick. I say deceptively 'cos I before I went out in the Exige I drove the same route in my trusty Elise (K series with janspeed and hurricane) and did what I thought was a couple of "foot down" moves which, in my car felt really fast. What with the hurricane gulping and the Exhaust rasping away, it felt like the i was doing about 200mph! I wasn't! Did the same thing in the Exige S, was given a push up the back and a treated to the wicked noise of the charger whining away but it felt like I was only doing about 50, I wasn't!
I have to say that the car i drove only had 200 miles on it so I could only take it up to about 5000rpm, but the torque comes i at about 2000 so you don't need to rag it's ass to get anywhere. I bet it sounds amazing at full tilt! I want one!
Bit pricey though...
Maybe I could just record the supercharger noise and play it back everytime I put my foot down... And possibly glue the iorning board to the back for downforce... Hmmm
Anyone else been out in one yet? what do you think?
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I did today.
So did Tim (S Works), Mr Boggy and Mrs Boggy.
Nice to see you again Tim and to meet the Boggy's and their son Lewis who liked my car
I am not going to comment on the way it corners, as it is an Elise variant after all, and it corners brilliantly as such.
However, back to the engine, the SC gives torque and character(what a noise!!!) to the Toyota engine and transforms it from an engine I hated to an engine I love.
I believe it makes the Exige the car that should have always been.
At last, this great chassis gets the power it deserves
It is very fast(pisses all over the std Exige or any Rover Elise) with loads of torque from very low revs.
It feels as if the difference between the N/A and the SC Exige is at least 2 times the 30bhp difference.
You dont have to work the engine hard to go fast and that helps for an easier faster drive.
I can see this car destroying the market for new or 2nd hand normal Exiges.
For 4K more (new) you get a massively improved car and I cant believe anyone in the market for a new Exige would not get the S
Nikos
So did Tim (S Works), Mr Boggy and Mrs Boggy.
Nice to see you again Tim and to meet the Boggy's and their son Lewis who liked my car
I am not going to comment on the way it corners, as it is an Elise variant after all, and it corners brilliantly as such.
However, back to the engine, the SC gives torque and character(what a noise!!!) to the Toyota engine and transforms it from an engine I hated to an engine I love.
I believe it makes the Exige the car that should have always been.
At last, this great chassis gets the power it deserves
It is very fast(pisses all over the std Exige or any Rover Elise) with loads of torque from very low revs.
It feels as if the difference between the N/A and the SC Exige is at least 2 times the 30bhp difference.
You dont have to work the engine hard to go fast and that helps for an easier faster drive.
I can see this car destroying the market for new or 2nd hand normal Exiges.
For 4K more (new) you get a massively improved car and I cant believe anyone in the market for a new Exige would not get the S
Nikos
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